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Board of Trustees2000 Board ElectionFinal Report of the Nominations CommitteeOn 31 March 2000, ballots will be posted for the election of new Internet Society Trustees. Voting members, whose memberships are current and valid on 10 March 2000, will receive ballots and will be able to vote either electronically or on paper. Election Day is scheduled for 2 June 2000, when received ballots will be opened and tallied. Internet Society members will be asked to elect six trustees in 2000. Five of these trustees will serve three year terms. The candidate receiving the sixth highest number of votes will serve a one year term, to re-synchronize the term balance to allow 5 trustees to be elected each year. The role of a Trustee is detailed in the Internet Society By-Laws The nominations period for selected candidates commenced on 1 December 1999. Seven members served on the nominating committee, and a quorum of 5 was needed to conduct business. A slate of ten candidates was nominated and announced by the Nominating Committee on 31 January 2000. This announcement also invited additional nominations by membership petition for candidates for the 2000 Trustee Elections. Completed petitions with the "signatures" of at least 76 voting members of the Society were due at the Internet Society Secretariat by 12:00 Midnight, Eastern Standard Time (-5 GMT) 1 March 2000. The following individuals submitted petitions which were verified by the membership department and were validated by the Nominating Committee as successful petition candidates for the 2000 Trustee Elections:
The final 12 candidates whose names will appear on the ballot are:
Statements and biographical information for each of the candidates will be included with the ballots when posted on 31 March 2000. It will be available here.. Procedures for Nomination and Election Respectfully submitted, The 2000 ISOC Nominating Committee
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